Last Day of 2007.
31 December 2007; this year has been a fast one for me. The year that I joined the digit 2 club, indeed time passed real fast when you start to see 2 in your age!
2007 is not an easy year for me, when many people whom I know leave for the other world and lot of emotions to overcome. It is when I ask the question; "Who am I and Why am I here?"
Entering the workforce is never easy, taking up new appointments and other committments will only make your weekends burnt, getting driving license needs time, getting involved in many accidents are never fun, tears are not only for the weaklings, it is not easy to earn money but darm easy to spend them and many others.
Looking back at the new year resolutions I made for 2007, well I can say I fulfilled all THREE of them! *claps claps* except for the one that only I know, it is not an easy one but I am sure someday I will be able to tell everyone that I got it!
New year resolutions for 2008? I shall go reflect about 2007 and think ahead for 2008 before I can list them down!
2007 is a rough one for me, will 2008 be a better one?
I see lots of things/events/activities charging towards me! [:
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Has been long!
Hello! It has been some time since I last update my blog; I doubt there are much readers either.
My schedule was pretty much packed since 20th December with birthday celebreation, secondary school friends gatherings, RCY dinner, VI retreat, poly friends gathering and a few more gatherings and dinners this weekend! Not forgetting going out with my family!
Although I will be out of my house most of the days, I will definitely find time to rot at home! Be it half a day or a full day, the feeling of being at home and not doing anything is the best (of cause not for a long period of time lah!)
Being out can be painful for the pockets too! Need to pay for food, presents, carpark, parking fine(that is if I am so suay), drinks and ERP but lucky not petrol! That is one of the reason why I perfer to drive, as I dont have to pay for the petrol. The other reasons will be I hate to squeeze with others when taking public transport and also we always need to rush for the last train!
I love driving and I want to own a car soon! [:
*Merry Christmas (abit late) and Happy New Year*
Hello! It has been some time since I last update my blog; I doubt there are much readers either.
My schedule was pretty much packed since 20th December with birthday celebreation, secondary school friends gatherings, RCY dinner, VI retreat, poly friends gathering and a few more gatherings and dinners this weekend! Not forgetting going out with my family!
Although I will be out of my house most of the days, I will definitely find time to rot at home! Be it half a day or a full day, the feeling of being at home and not doing anything is the best (of cause not for a long period of time lah!)
Being out can be painful for the pockets too! Need to pay for food, presents, carpark, parking fine(that is if I am so suay), drinks and ERP but lucky not petrol! That is one of the reason why I perfer to drive, as I dont have to pay for the petrol. The other reasons will be I hate to squeeze with others when taking public transport and also we always need to rush for the last train!
I love driving and I want to own a car soon! [:
*Merry Christmas (abit late) and Happy New Year*
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Youth Expedition Project (YEP) Facilitator and Leader Training Course
On usual weekends I will be out supper-ing with my friends till 6am in the morning and sleep through my afternoon, but I woke up at 7.30am today and the day before and dragged myself to Joo Chiat to attend the YEP Facilitator and Leader Training Course
It was not easy for me to get to Joo Chiat as I have never been there before, nearly missed the training center. *cold sweat* Reached the training center and most of the participants were there, choosing their feeling card and stringing their braclets.
Met Wee Heong, our course facilitator, and gotten my course material, chose my feeling card and stringed my braclet. Met quite a few of NYP staff whom I have never met in campus and now we are attending the same training course.
Went through the sharing/ice-breaking and our "ICE" melted quite fast! I would say our group is very vocal and we have many experienced facilitators and leaders who are able to relate many of our modules to their past experience. Like what Wee Heong commented, "this group has a very strong group dynamic".
Learnt alot from both Wee Heong and my fellow course mates, as usual I am the youngest among the whole group *grins*so I would be able to learnt alot alot from everyone, be it for YEP or in other aspect of my life.
I can't deny that during the 2 day course, I feel like backing out from YEP but it is how I want my students/peers to learn from the service that push me on. Definitely I will need lots of courage to faciliate and co-lead them especially when the life of 18 students/peers are under my belt.
It is so contradicting, in the very initial stage, YEP is the one that nearly destory my life; making me so demoralise and that was the lowest point of my leadership "life" but after these 2 days it make me realise lots of things, such as how much I can affect a person's life by what I say or what I do. It may just be a simple 18 days of a person's life, lets say the student is 18 and he will probably live till 80, but that 18 days of overseas community service can be a turning point for him. A good or bad turning point will be determine by YOU! The impact will be great especially when our mind is very fragile.
After 2 days of theory course, I realised this training course not only help us during YEP but also in other areas, for me it will be in RCY. I believe with the modules learnt in YEP, they will be able to help me to "grow and learn" and also faciliate better in RCY activities especially if I am leading a group of trainees.
The art of facilitation and leadership is borderless and never ending. You can't learn everything from just pure reading, you will need to get in action and observe how others facilitate. Never be selfish! Share your experience and others will be able to learn from it! On the other hand, you will be able to have 3rd party comments and they will be able to help you in return.
Looking forward to the residential campin Batam, I am so sure that we are gona have lots of fun and also learnt alot from each other as we will be practicing what we have learnt during these 2 days and fine-tune them according to individual.
The art of facilitation and leadership will only stop when your passion has burnt out
On usual weekends I will be out supper-ing with my friends till 6am in the morning and sleep through my afternoon, but I woke up at 7.30am today and the day before and dragged myself to Joo Chiat to attend the YEP Facilitator and Leader Training Course
It was not easy for me to get to Joo Chiat as I have never been there before, nearly missed the training center. *cold sweat* Reached the training center and most of the participants were there, choosing their feeling card and stringing their braclets.
Met Wee Heong, our course facilitator, and gotten my course material, chose my feeling card and stringed my braclet. Met quite a few of NYP staff whom I have never met in campus and now we are attending the same training course.
Went through the sharing/ice-breaking and our "ICE" melted quite fast! I would say our group is very vocal and we have many experienced facilitators and leaders who are able to relate many of our modules to their past experience. Like what Wee Heong commented, "this group has a very strong group dynamic".
Learnt alot from both Wee Heong and my fellow course mates, as usual I am the youngest among the whole group *grins*so I would be able to learnt alot alot from everyone, be it for YEP or in other aspect of my life.
I can't deny that during the 2 day course, I feel like backing out from YEP but it is how I want my students/peers to learn from the service that push me on. Definitely I will need lots of courage to faciliate and co-lead them especially when the life of 18 students/peers are under my belt.
It is so contradicting, in the very initial stage, YEP is the one that nearly destory my life; making me so demoralise and that was the lowest point of my leadership "life" but after these 2 days it make me realise lots of things, such as how much I can affect a person's life by what I say or what I do. It may just be a simple 18 days of a person's life, lets say the student is 18 and he will probably live till 80, but that 18 days of overseas community service can be a turning point for him. A good or bad turning point will be determine by YOU! The impact will be great especially when our mind is very fragile.
After 2 days of theory course, I realised this training course not only help us during YEP but also in other areas, for me it will be in RCY. I believe with the modules learnt in YEP, they will be able to help me to "grow and learn" and also faciliate better in RCY activities especially if I am leading a group of trainees.
The art of facilitation and leadership is borderless and never ending. You can't learn everything from just pure reading, you will need to get in action and observe how others facilitate. Never be selfish! Share your experience and others will be able to learn from it! On the other hand, you will be able to have 3rd party comments and they will be able to help you in return.
Looking forward to the residential campin Batam, I am so sure that we are gona have lots of fun and also learnt alot from each other as we will be practicing what we have learnt during these 2 days and fine-tune them according to individual.
The art of facilitation and leadership will only stop when your passion has burnt out
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Hectic yet meaningful
Had a pretty hectic week so far, have been rushing for many things. After all the rushing, I feel that whatever I have done is meaningful.
Have been doing the tribute video of the 3 NYP graduates who left us during a dragonboat tragedy in Cambodia since Monday. Much of my time have been spend on this tribute video, as this is the very last thing I can do for 3 of them, I am looking for a perfect video.
Edit after edit and finally the video is up to my satisfaction this afternoon, the video is meant for the finale item during Orion Singing Competition. The finalists of the competition sang "Remember me this way" by Jordan Hill together with the tribute video.
Together with the song, the tribute video really touches many hearts who are at the Orion Singing Competition today at TFA. I would want everyone at TFA to know how great the 3 of them were!
I still feel the pain in my heart but I will always remember what they have taught all of us!
*smile*
Had a pretty hectic week so far, have been rushing for many things. After all the rushing, I feel that whatever I have done is meaningful.
Have been doing the tribute video of the 3 NYP graduates who left us during a dragonboat tragedy in Cambodia since Monday. Much of my time have been spend on this tribute video, as this is the very last thing I can do for 3 of them, I am looking for a perfect video.
Edit after edit and finally the video is up to my satisfaction this afternoon, the video is meant for the finale item during Orion Singing Competition. The finalists of the competition sang "Remember me this way" by Jordan Hill together with the tribute video.
Together with the song, the tribute video really touches many hearts who are at the Orion Singing Competition today at TFA. I would want everyone at TFA to know how great the 3 of them were!
I still feel the pain in my heart but I will always remember what they have taught all of us!
*smile*
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)